Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-15
FREDDY'S SOMERSET.

He Saved the Chore- Boy One Job and
Made Another for His Grandma.
Look out Freddy!'' called grand
ma. don't climb up on my milk
sink !; you'll upset it. 1t isn't fastened
to the wall, you know"
"Yes'm," answered Freddy, and he
stood up on his feet again, and put his
hands in his pockets. All the same,
he couldn't help looking with longing
! eyes at the old red milk-sink. which
stood just inside Grandma Winkle's
| dairy door.
Somehow, that sink had a great
charm for Freddy.
You see. it was just the thing to play
circus on. 1t was deep and wide, and
there were shelves beneath, where
grandma set her pans of milk after
she skinned them; and it was Fred
dy's delight to cling with his hands to
the edge, and leaning back as hard as
ever he could. put his feet on the low
est shelf, and go up until his heels were
almost as high as his head. Wasn't
that a funny performance
Grandma Wrinkle thought so, and she
wondered what Freddy would think
of next. She was afraid he would get
hurt, and tip the sink over besides.
But Freddy thought it was wonder
full feat indeed, and he felt pretty sure
that he could turn over backwards
through his hands, the way he had seen
circus men do.
He had not quite dared to try it yet,
but some day he meant to. That is,
he had meant to, until grandma told
him not to climb ON the sink again.
It seemed great trial to Freddy.
He stood very still, watching grandma
lift her pans from the milk shelves to
the sink. and take off the thick, yellow
cream. and then set them on the
shelves under the sink, two rows of
them, with a little road up the middle
between.
''Aint they heavy, grammar" he
asked.
pretty heavy" answered grandma;
"but Jonas will empty 'em in the pigs
tub" Jonas was the boy who did the
chores.
just then Freddy heard mamma call
ing from the stairs:
Freddy! Freddy! I'm going to drive
over TO the village, to see if there's
letter from papa. If you want to 90,
come and put on your linen suit"
By the way Freddy's face bright
ened, you would have felt sure he did
want to go. A ride to the village with
mamma was a real treat any dav.
For one thing, she was pretty sure to
stop at Miss Crabtree's on the way,
and Miss Crabtree never failed to
bring out most delicious little lunch
con for Freddy.
So upstairs he went, two steps at
time, and in less than five minutes he
was down again, sweet as rosy
bud" grandma said. in his pretty
gray linen blouse and knee-pants.
Grandma had her sunbonnet on.
Cant you take me up to Deacon
Griggs' and back. now the teams har-
nessedP'' she asked Freddy's mamma
81 want to borrow cup O. yeast. We
needn't be gone five minutes"
Freddy's mamma said, "Oh yes, in
deed;' and then she and grandma got
into the Carriages and drove off
And Freddy wondered if Jonas had
taken away the pigs milk yet and
went into the dairy to see, while he
was waiting.
No, there were the up and down
rows of shining pans. with the little
road between, just wide enough for
for Freddy's feet. He measured them
on the lowest shelf to see.
And my shoes are cleans can be.
said he. land that whole lot OF milk
is real heavy-gramma said so. know
couldn't tip all that over. And M